Thomas Crosbie is an Associate Professor of military operations at the Royal Danish Defence College. In addition to his articles and book chapters, he has edited volumes on the privatization of security (with Ori Swed), paramilitary culture (with Brad West), and maritime operations (with Edward R. Lucas, Samuel Rivera-Paez, and Felix Falck Jensen).

• IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Breach, Neglect, GuidanceThomas CrosbiePart I: New Theoretical PerspectivesChapter 1. What is Military Politics?Thomas CrosbieChapter 2. Rethinking Clausewitz’s Chameleon: Is It Time for Western Militaries to Abandon the Idea of War’s Immutable Nature?Anders Theis Bollmann and Søren SjøgrenPart II: New Perspectives on Senior OfficershipChapter 3. Military Contrarianism: The Case of IsraelYagil LevyChapter 4. Embedded in Politics: The Joint Chiefs of Staff, its Chairman, and the Structure of U.S. Civil-Military RelationsSharon K. WeinerChapter 5. Civil-Military Challenges and the MilitiaJames CampbellChapter 6. Strategic Civil-Military Relations: Tomorrow’s Generals’ Views on Dissent, Disobedience and Principled ResignationSteven Lee KatzPart III: Military Politics and Military OperationsChapter 7. Military Politics on the Battlefield: Strategy and Effectiveness in WarCarrie A. LeeChapter 8. Begging Permission, Asking Forgiveness: Explaining How Officers Handle Wearing Two Hats in Multilateral Military OperationsStephen M. SaidemanChapter 9. Judges on the Battlefield? Judicial Observer Effects in US and UK National Security PoliciesLena TrabuccoChapter 10. Small Powers’ Civil-Military Relations: Two Smoking GunsCarsten RoennfeldtConclusion: Military Politics as Research ProgramThomas CrosbieReferencesIndex

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